CVE-2003-0542

CVE-2003-0542 describes multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the mod_alias and mod_rewrite modules of Apache HTTP Server versions prior to 1.3.29. An attacker could exploit this by crafting malicious configuration files containing regular expressions with more than nine captures, leading to a denial of service (server crash) or potentially arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is rated as high severity, requiring local access and low attack complexity to achieve full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.